Yunnan province has a vast territory and rich resources, enjoying the "plant kingdom" and "the emerald in the crown of the plant kingdom". Animal kingdom, non-ferrous metal kingdom, fungus kingdom, hometown of spices, natural garden, world flower town. There are more than 8000 species of higher plants/kloc-0, including about 10000 species of tropical and subtropical higher plants. The forest area of the whole province is 1.43 million mu, and the total timber accumulation is 988 million cubic meters, making it one of the four major forest areas in China. Rich in tobacco leaves, notoginseng, gastrodia elata, Eucommia ulmoides, Amomum villosum, pepper and other medicinal materials and tropical and subtropical fruits. The output of flue-cured tobacco and cigarettes ranks first in the country. Cigarette revenue accounts for about two-thirds of provincial finance. Natural spices and oil plants are abundant, and animal resources are numerous, with birds and mammals ranking first in the country. The province's mineral resources 155 species, complete varieties of non-ferrous metals, especially lead, zinc, tin, nickel, and large reserves of phosphate rock, is an important phosphate rock producing area in China. Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River, which flow through Hengduan Mountain area, contain huge hydropower resources. Yunnan's unique frontier landforms, plateau lakes, karst wonders, tropical rainforests, snow-capped mountains and canyons, together with numerous historical and cultural relics, diverse climates and colorful ethnic customs, have become rich tourism resources.
●●● Among more than 32,000 kinds of higher plants in China, there are more than 1.5 million kinds in Yunnan, accounting for nearly half of the national plant species. It is the province with the most plant species in China, and is known as the "Plant Kingdom".
●●●● Yunnan is an ocean of flowers. Most of all kinds of flowers are available. According to preliminary statistics, there are more than 300 species of rhododendron, more than 30 species of gentian 100, more than 30 species of lily, more than 80 species of camellia, more than 0/00 species of primrose, more than 30 species of wild rose, nearly 70 species of Magnoliaceae, more than 20 species of Meconopsis, and many other flower species. 19 At the end of the 20th century, about 3,000 species of plants were introduced to Europe and America. Therefore, Yunnan is known as the "Flower Town of the World".
●●●● In this plant kingdom, there is another bright-eyed plant, that is, various trees. There are more than 800 kinds of trees here, accounting for nearly one-third of the country. It is rich in precious tree species such as spruce, hemlock, Yunnan pine, Panzhihua, Bai La, sumac, Casuarina equisetifolia, thousand paper trees, tielimu, acacia, mahogany, Ficus pumila, cockscomb, Phoebe bournei and rosewood. There are more than 5,000 kinds of higher plants in Xishuangbanna, southern Yunnan, among which the rare species Cephalotaxus fortunei, Dipterocarpus, Davidia involucrata, Cunninghamia lanceolata, Quercus stone, Melia azedarach, Toona sinensis, introduced leptospira, Dracaena draconis, etc. are listed as national 1.2 key protected and developed species. Therefore, it is known as "the emerald in the crown of the plant kingdom".
●●● Yunnan's diverse climate types and complex topography have bred a variety of biological species, dense forests and a wide variety of plants, providing a good ecological environment for the survival and reproduction of various animals. There are 65,438+0,737 species of spinous process promoters in Yunnan, accounting for 58.9% of such species in China. Insect 13000 species, accounting for 52% of such species in China; 250 species of mammals, accounting for 53% of such species in China; 766 species of birds, accounting for 65% of such species in China; Yunnan is listed as the first-class and second-class protected animals and endangered species by the state, accounting for more than half, including Asian elephant, white-handed gibbon, bear monkey, hornbill and other two families (elephant family, elf family) 13 genus, and China is only distributed in Yunnan with 66 species. Known as the "animal kingdom".
●●●● Yunnan wild mushrooms grow in a three-dimensional climate with complex topography and landforms at an altitude of 2,000-4,000 meters. There are about 250 species of wild edible fungi in Yunnan, belonging to 96 genera and 35 families, belonging to two classes, eleven orders, accounting for more than half of the world's edible fungi and two thirds of China's edible fungi. Yunnan is known as "kingdom of fungi", "kingdom of wild fungi" and "the best edible fungi producing area in Asia".